'Arrow' casts Jessica De Gouw as Huntress

The Australian actress will appear as the superheroine in The CW's take on Green Arrow, reports Entertainment Weekly.

She will play Helena, a crimefighter and romantic foil for Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen across a multi-episode arc.

"Helena is a potential love interest for Oliver Queen; a fellow vigilante, set on destroying her father's organized crime empire," reads the official description. "But Helena's blind pursuit of revenge will put her on a collision course with the Arrow."

The character is expected to debut around episode six of the show.

There have been various versions of the DC Comics hero since her 1947 debut.

The more modern Helena Bertinelli - the daughter of a crime family who was murdered by their mobster rivals - was recently replaced by former incarnation Helena Wayne - the daughter of Batman and Catwoman from an alternate universe.